And we must extend the corresponding application of the same principles of treatment to imaginary beings and heraldic monsters, as they occur in our Heraldry.
A descriptive term to denote a variety of the heraldic Cross: No.
True armorial or heraldic bearings, duly granted or inherited, and rightly borne: so entitled, from having been depicted by warriors of the Middle Ages upon their surcoats, worn by them over their armour.
These heraldic “leopards” were drawn in every respect as other heraldic “lions,” without spots or any leopardish distinction whatever.
LYON KING OF ARMS, the legal heraldic officer of Scotland, who presides over the Lyon Court.
The design for this kind of work should be of a bold conventional type, such as large foliage with the character of the heraldic mantling; any naturalistic flowers, figures, or animals easily become grotesque.
Pictorial and heraldic subjects are frequently carried out in it.
In designing heraldic work care must be taken to introduce no debased forms such as were current after the XVth century.
It does not affect the matter if the design is a symmetrical one, but to find the lions of England facing the wrong way in some completed piece of heraldic work would be most annoying.
In old embroideries, heraldic devices may be seen successfully treated in this way.
The repeating element is perhaps a symbolical figure, a heraldic shield, or it may be some geometrical form that supplies the motive.
In place of the swallows, the heraldic eagles of Prussia and Austria were flying low.
The nightingale in particular becomes under his treatment a purely heraldic bird in the coat-of-arms of love.
Will the Editor be kind enough to insert the accompanying letter, for if true it is worthy of a place in the heraldic portion of "N.
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Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together.
Charged with another bearing of the same figure, and of the color of the field, so large that only a narrow border of the first bearing remains visible; -- said of any heraldic bearing.
This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer.
To checker; to diversify, as inheraldic counterchanging.
A commonheraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties.
It is really surprising to see how many of the notable heraldic families of Devon rose from being clothiers.
It is adorned with heraldic shields, and opposite the fireplace are the arms of Henry VII.
It remains to say a few words about the royal banner, which may be considered in a sense national although it is the personal heraldic flag of the sovereign and ought not to be used by any subject.
The object of a fimbriation is to prevent colour touching colour or metal touching metal, and, according to modern heraldic rules, it should be as narrow as possible consistent with this result.
In his desire to adhere to those pedantic formulae which came into being during the decadence of heraldic art, the draftsman of this clause was unfortunately obscure in a matter that called for the clearest precision.
On the introduction of heraldic devices these were inserted upon it.
The custom of marking the flag with some distinctiveheraldic device appears to have been introduced about the middle of the twelfth century, for the seal of Philip of Flanders (A.
Some of Edward's coins show on the reverse a cross between four small birds that may be taken to be martlets, the heraldic swallow without feet or beak.
The head framed more or less on that of the mastiff or lion, or both; the legs of a bird of prey; the body and tail of a serpent; wings of heraldic construction to suit the form of the letter.
With similar heraldic symbols and functions, they were the inventors of many useful arts, that of writing always being attributed to both.
Here was a great modification of the old suits with their heraldic devices.
He professes to be guided by the emblems on the cards themselves, but he fails to decipher or to understand the evidences shown by the heraldic devices peculiar to one of the ancient Greek gods, which would have answered his questions.
Justice is represented on the Atout as a seated female figure, on a throne bearing her usual heraldic marks of a sword and a pair of scales.
In fact, flags were originally heraldic emblems, though in modern devices the strict laws of heraldry have often been departed from.
The former shield only is borne on the man-of-war ensign, and displays the heraldic device of the ancient dukes of Austria, which dates back to the year 1191.
No one, whatsoever his rank, could possess more than one banner, since it displayed his heraldic arms, which were unchangeable.
The Siege of Carlaverock, an Anglo-Norman poem of the 14th century, describes the heraldic bearings on the banners of the knights at the siege of that fortress.
The other heraldic signs, the crescent and the star, have evidently been added on the same supposition of an oriental origin of the family.
The heraldic sign, three heads of negroes in the Bassarab shield, seems to be of late western origin and to rest on a popular etymology connecting the second half of the word with Arabs, who were taken to signify Moors (blacks).
Broad Street was scarcely broad enough to contain the series of ~tableaux vivants~ and heraldic attitudes that she assumed.
Part of the seal is divided into two registers, in the uppermost of which we see the eagle with outspread wings clutching two lions, which together formed the heraldic arms of the city of Lagash.
The Eagle, the royal bird par excellence, is the embodiment of kingly rule in the heraldic arms of Lagash as early as the time of her first dynasty, and by the time of Gudea (2450 B.
This colossal figure grasps in his left hand the heraldic arms of Lagash, while in his right hand he holds a round-headed mace similar to that seen in other early bas-reliefs.
In the upper register we see the heraldic device of the city of Lagash--a lion-headed eagle grasping two lions facing in opposite directions, doubtless indicative of the power exercised by Lagash over the peoples of Sumer and Akkad.
It is to be noticed that this church is very rich in heraldic blazons; in fact, upon five of its windows we find seventy-one shields.
In the ambulatory chapels on the north side of the choir, there are two complete windows of this period, both of them grisaille with gay heraldic devices and coloured borders.
But little height is needed for this picture, so the traceries above come down low, and are filled by a throng of blue eaglets on a golden ground, the heraldic insignia of the Montmorencys.
In many another French window this same combination of heraldic emblems will demonstrate how diligently these two royalties (or others in their honour) strove to introduce and spread the luminous beauty of this craft.
The level moonlight was shining through the stained heraldic window, and fell bright on the portrait of Uncle Lorne, at the other end, throwing a patch of red, like a stain, on one side of its pale forehead.
The good lawyer liked illuminating his little narratives, compliments, and reminiscences with plenty of armorial bearings and heraldic figures, and played out his court-cards in easy and somewhat overpowering profusion.
He came in, bowed, and handed my grandmother on an iron tray a large letter with an heraldic seal.
Ardalion procured me a coach and groom, both alike shabby and loose in the joints; but the groom wore livery, the carriage was adorned with an heraldic crest.
It is asserted that he has walked down Pall Mall in the afternoon dressed in doublet and breeches, with a picturesque biretta on his head, and a sunflower in his hand, the quasi-heraldic symbol of the AEsthetes.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "heraldic" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
